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Re-manufacturing networks for tertiary architectures
This book deals with re-manufacturing, recondition, reuse and repurpose considered as winning strategies for boosting regenerative circular economy in the building sector. It presents many of the outcomes of the research Re-NetTA (Re-manufacturing Networks for Tertiary Architectures). New organisational models and tools for re-manufacturing and re-using short life components coming from tertiar…
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- 9788835142232
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Triboluminescence Theory, Synthesis, and Application
This book expounds on progress made over the last 35 years in the theory, synthesis, and application of triboluminescence for creating smart structures. It presents in detail the research into utilization of the triboluminescent properties of certain crystals as new sensor systems for smart engineering structures, as well as triboluminescence-based sensor systems that have the potential to enab…
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- 978-3-319-38842-7
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Environmental Load Factors and System Strength Evaluation of Offshore Jacket …
This book presents a study for the determination of environmental load factors for Jacket Platforms in Malaysia and a methodology to determine the life extension of aging platforms. The simplified methods described here could be used for determining not only structural reliability but also safety factors. Its content is particularly interesting to design and maintenance engineers who are workin…
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- 978-3-319-15051-2
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- 296 b/w illustrations
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- Ocean Engineering & Oceanography
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The Empirical Validation of House Energy Rating (HER) Software for Lightweigh…
This book reports on the first empirical validation of “AccuRate,” Australia’s national benchmark software tool for house energy ratings. The validation was conducted by the University of Tasmania in collaboration with Forest and Wood Products Australia, the Australian Government, the CSIRO and industry partners. The study presented here describes the results of graphical and statistical …
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- 978-3-319-14337-8
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- XIX, 344, 236 b/w illustrations, 60 illustrations in colour
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- Springer Theses
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The Economics of Interfirm Networks
This book is one of the first comprehensive works to fill the knowledge gap resulting from the limited number of empirical studies on interfirm networks. The in-depth empirical research presented here is based on a massive transaction relationship database of approximately 400,000 Japanese firms. This volume, unlike others, focuses on the role of interfirm networks in three different fields: (1…
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- 978-4-431-55390-8
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- X, 263, 31 b/w illustrations, 14 illustrations in colour
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- Advances in Japanese Business and Economics
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The Economics of Interfirm Networks
This book is one of the first comprehensive works to fill the knowledge gap resulting from the limited number of empirical studies on interfirm networks. The in-depth empirical research presented here is based on a massive transaction relationship database of approximately 400,000 Japanese firms. This volume, unlike others, focuses on the role of interfirm networks in three different fields: (1…
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- 978-4-431-55390-8
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- X, 263, 31 b/w illustrations, 14 illustrations in colour
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- Advances in Japanese Business and Economics
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The Distribution of Income and Wealth
This book presents a systematic overview of cutting-edge research in the field of parametric modeling of personal income and wealth distribution, which allows one to represent how income/wealth is distributed within a given population. The estimated parameters may be used to gain insights into the causes of the evolution of income/wealth distribution over time, or to interpret the differences b…
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- 978-3-319-27410-2
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- XVI, 177, 24 b/w illustrations
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- New Economic Windows
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Challenges in Mechanics of Time Dependent Materials, Volume 2
Challenges in Mechanics of Time-Dependent Materials, Volume 2 of the Proceedings of the 2015SEM Annual Conference& Exposition on Experimental and Applied Mechanics, the second volume of nine from the Conference, brings together contributions to this important area of research and engineering. The collection presents early findings and case studies on fundamental and applied aspects of Experime…
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- 978-3-319-22443-5
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- 691
Case Studies of Building Pathology in Cultural Heritage
This book highlights new developments in the field of building pathology and rehabilitation, taking an in-depth look into current approaches to the surveying of buildings and the study of defect diagnosis, prognosis and remediation. Including a number of real-world case studies and a detailed set of references for further reading, the book will appeal to a wide readership of scientists, practit…
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- 978-981-10-0639-5
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Improvement Measures of Urban Thermal Environment
Maximizing readers’ insights into urban and architectural environmental planning with consideration for the thermal environment, this work highlights how various urban heat-island strategies have been developed and their effectiveness in urban areas. Specific measures to combat the urban heat-island phenomenon, including improvement of surface cover, reduction of exhaust heat, improvement of …
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- 978-3-319-13784-1
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- IX, 42
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- 338 TAK i
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